{
    "term": "tide",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a regular rise and fall in the level of the sea, caused by the pull of the moon and sun; the flow of water that happens as the sea rises and falls",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the ebb and flow of the tide"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The **tide is in/out**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Is the **tide coming in** or **going out**?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The body was washed up on the beach by the tide."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We have to get up early to catch the tide."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We went out to sea on the ebb tide."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the time of day when the highest tides occur"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Transport by water", "Geography"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["strong", "flood", "incoming"],
                "verb + tide": ["catch"],
                "tide + verb": ["be in", "be out", "come in"],
                "tide + noun": ["line", "mark", "pool"],
                "preposition": ["at… tide", "on a/​the tide"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the direction in which the opinion of a large number of people seems to be moving",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It takes courage to speak out against the tide of opinion."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is a growing tide of opposition to the idea."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a tide of optimism"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He didn't have the courage to swim against the political tide."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In the early 1990s there was a marked turn of the tide."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Seeing the tide was now running in his direction, he renewed his campaign for reform."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the shifting tides of history"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["growing", "rising", "shifting"],
                "verb + tide": ["go with", "ride", "go against"],
                "tide + verb": ["run", "carry somebody/​something along", "turn"],
                "preposition": ["against a/​the tide", "on a tide", "tide against"],
                "phrases": ["the tide of history", "the turn of the tide"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a large amount of something unpleasant that is increasing and is difficult to control",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There is anxiety about the **rising tide** of crime."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Measures have been taken to **stem the tide** of pornography *(= stop it from getting worse)*."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["growing", "rising", "shifting"],
                "verb + tide": ["go with", "ride", "go against"],
                "tide + verb": ["run", "carry somebody/​something along", "turn"],
                "preposition": ["against a/​the tide", "on a tide", "tide against"],
                "phrases": ["the tide of history", "the turn of the tide"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a feeling that you suddenly have that gets stronger and stronger",
            "sensetop": "tide of something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A tide of rage surged through her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were carried along on a tide of euphoria."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "a time or season of the year",
            "labels": "(old use)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Christmastide"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to agree with/oppose the attitudes or opinions that most other people have",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that there is a change in somebody’s luck or in how successful they are being",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The tide turned for the Canadian at the start of the second set."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This contract is probably our last chance to turn the tide."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Success", "Difficulty and failure"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/taɪd/",
                "audio": "ti/tide/tide__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/taɪd/",
                "audio": "ti/tide/tide__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English tīd ‘time, period, era’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch tijd and German Zeit, also to time. The sense relating to the sea dates from late Middle English."
}